Teaching Burr | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: 1833, Chapter One | 1833, Chapter Two In the 1833, Chapter Two, as Burr and Madame Jumel prepare for their wedding, Jumel pretends to be distraught as Burr's announcement that they will be married that evening. The objective of this lesson is to analyze the trustworthiness of character testimony in the novel, specifically focusing on whether Madame Jumel is a reliable source of information.

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